Fantasm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ghostly appearing figure

something existing in perception only

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæntæzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈantazəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈantazəm/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈæntæzəm/.

Examples

we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
a ghostly apparition at midnight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

phantom spectre shadow specter phantasma apparition phantasm

Parts of Speech

noun	a ghostly appearing figure “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
noun	something existing in perception only “a ghostly apparition at midnight”

Word Forms

phantasmal	adjective	resembling or characteristic of a phantom
shadowy	adjective	lacking in substance; - W.A.Butler

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fantasie

eine geisterhaft erscheinende Gestalt

🇫🇷French

fantasme

une figure fantomatique

🇪🇸Spanish

fantasma

una figura fantasmal

🇮🇹Italian

fantasia

una figura dall'apparenza spettrale

🇳🇱Dutch

fantasie

een spookachtig verschijnende figuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantasia

uma figura de aparência fantasmagórica

🇷🇺Russian

фантазия

призрачная фигура

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्पना

एक भूतिया दिखने वाली आकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্পনা

একটি ভৌতিক প্রদর্শিত চিত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனை

ஒரு பேய் உருவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్పన

దెయ్యంగా కనిపించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

कल्पनारम्य

एक भुताटकी दिसणारी आकृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલ્પના

ભૂતિયા દેખાતી આકૃતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲ್ಪನೆ

ಪ್ರೇತವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಆಕೃತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാൻ്റസം

ഒരു പ്രേതരൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਪਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਭੂਤ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ਖਸੀਅਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصور

ایک بھوت دکھائی دینے والی شخصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幻想

幽灵般出现的身影

🇯🇵Japanese

幻想

幽霊のように現れる人影

🇰🇷Korean

환상

유령처럼 보이는 인물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tưởng tượng

một nhân vật xuất hiện ma quái

🇹🇭Thai

จินตนาการ

ร่างที่ดูน่ากลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

fantasi

sosok yang tampak seperti hantu

🇵🇭Filipino

fantasmo

isang multo na lumilitaw na pigura

🇲🇾Malay

fantasme

sosok hantu yang muncul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيال

شخصية تظهر شبحيًا

🇮🇷Persian

خیال پردازی

یک چهره شبح مانند

🇹🇷Turkish

fantezi

hayalet gibi görünen bir figür

🇮🇱Hebrew

פנטזמה

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